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GURNSEY ORAND ELL, 0F RHINEBECK, NEW YORIQ Letters Patent No. 67,960,dated August 20, 1867.

v IMPROVEMENT IN GHURNING MACHINE.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GURNSEY CRANDELL, of'Rhinebeck, in the county ofDutchess, and State of New York.

have invented a new and improved Ghu'rning Machine; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a front view of my improvedchurning machine.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same, taken through the line a: x,fig. 1.

Similar lettcrs'of "reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a churning machine, simple inconstruction, easily operated, and which maybe manufactured at acomparatively small expense; and it consists in the combination of' thesliding bar, connecting-rod or rods, crank-shaft, two balance-wheels,and operating lever with each other and with the supporting frame, thewhole being constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

A is the frame of the machine upona platform, B, attached to the sillsa, on which the churn-Cstands. D is the dasher-handlc, the upper end ofwhich is removably pivoted to the centre of the cross-bar E, the endsofwhich, or slides attached to its ends, slide up and down in verticalslots or grooves in the vertical posts a? of the frame A. .To the bar orshaftE, upon each sidaof its centre, is pivoted the lower forked end ofthe connecting-rod F, the upper end of which is pivoted to a doublecrank formed upon the crank-shaft G, as shown in fig. 1. If desired theconnecting-rod F, having two forked ends, may be replaced by two smallerconnectingrods, the ends of which are pivoted to the cross-bar or shaftE, and to the crank of the crank-shaft G, upon the opposite sides of thecentres of said shafts. The crank-shaft revolves in bearings upon thetop plates a m of the frame A, and has fly or balance-wheels H attachedto its. ends, as shown in fig. 1. The fly-wheels H should be soconstructed and attached to the crank-shaft G that when left at restthey will hold the dasherhandle F raised so that it may be readilydetached and the churn removed when desired. The bearings for thecrank-shaft Gr may be formed of friction-wheels or rollers placed in asmallbox attached to the top plates c of the frame A, to diminishthefriction; I is the operating rod or, lever, the upper end of which ispivoted to the centre of the crank of the crank shaft G, as shown infig. 1. l l

The machine maybe operated by taking hold of the lowerend of the rod Iwith the hand, or the lower end of said'rod may be pivoted to a handle,J, so as to be operated by the operator with his foot, or the lower endof said rod may be connected with any desired power. The frame A may, ifdesired, be placed over a pump, and theend of the piston-rod connectedwith the shaft E, enabling the pump to be worked with the greatest ease.I

. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Thecombination of the sliding-bar E, connecting-rod or rods F, crank-shaftG, fly-wheels H, and operating rod I with each other, and with the frameA, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth. v i

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 7th day ofJune, 1867.

GURN'SEY CRANJDELL.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MONAMARA, JAMES '1. GRAHAMQI

